Endoscopic Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): Advances in Gastrointestinal Imaging by Tejas S. Kirtane, Mihir S. Wagh

“…We present the current status of OCT and its practical applications in imaging normal and abnormal mucosa in the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, and biliary and pancreatic ducts. We highlight technical aspects and principles of imaging, assess published data, and suggest future directions for OCT-guided evaluation and therapy.…”
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Experience of rectosacropexy in treatment of patients with rectum prolapse by A. Yu. Titov, O. M. Biryukov, O. Yu. Fomenko, A. A. Tikhonov, M. A. Voynov

“…No deterioration of large intestinal transit after rectosacropexy was revealed (р>0,05). …”
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Liver Microbiome in Healthy Rats: The Hidden Inhabitants of Hepatocytes by Xiao Wei Sun, Hua Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Peng Fei Xin, Xue Gao, Hong Rui Li, Cai Yun Zhou, Wen Min Gao, Xuan Xuan Kou, Jian Gang Zhang

“…The liver microbiome was shared with both the small and large intestines but showed significantly higher richness and evenness than the gut microbiome, and the β-diversity results showed that the liver microbiome exhibited significantly higher similarity than the small and large intestines (P<0.05). …”
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Diet with decreased content of fermentable oligo-, diand monosaccharides and polyols (low FODMAP-diet) in treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by I. L. Khalif, I. A. Tishaeva

“…Short­chain carbohydrates cause increased colonic gas production, influence large intestinal motility, exert osmotic effect that promotes development of IBS symptoms. …”
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Control of Cellular Differentiation Trajectories for Cancer Reversion by Jeong‐Ryeol Gong, Chun‐Kyung Lee, Hoon‐Min Kim, Juhee Kim, Jaeog Jeon, Sunmin Park, Kwang‐Hyun Cho

“…Applying BENEIN to human large intestinal single‐cell transcriptome data, MYB, HDAC2, and FOXA2 are identified as the master regulators whose inhibition induces enterocyte differentiation. …”
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Occult Celiac Disease Associated with Lymphocytic Sclerosing Cholangitis by Hugh J Freeman, WC Peter Kwan

“…The epithelial lymphocycosis reported in gastric, small and large intestinal mucosa of some patients with celiac disease may also be present in the biliary ductal columnar epithelium. …”
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Bacteriophage Administration Reduces the Concentration of Listeria monocytogenes in the Gastrointestinal Tract and Its Translocation to Spleen and Liver in Experimentally Infected... by Volker Mai, Maria Ukhanova, Lee Visone, Tamar Abuladze, Alexander Sulakvelidze

“…Long-term (90 days), biweekly treatment of uninfected mice with ListShield did not elicit detectable changes in the microbiota of their large intestines or deleterious changes in their health. …”
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Granulomatous Osteonecrosis in Crohn’s Disease by Hugh J Freeman, David Owen, Mario Millan

“…A 25-year-old white woman was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease involving the small and large intestines. She had a complex clinical course that required treatment with multiple pharmacological agents, including intravenous, oral and rectal corticosteroids. …”
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Approach at the emergency surgery at obturation ileus in colorectal cancer patient by F. Sh. Akhmetzyanov, N. A. Valiyev, V. I. Egorov, B. Sh. Bikbov

“…Original approach to colorectal cancer surgical treatment complicated by acute large-intestinal obstruction resulted in significant decrease in early post-operative motility. …”
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The ileocecal valve in transabdominal ultrasound Part 1: Sonographic anatomy and technique by Smereczyński Andrzej, Kołaczyk Katarzyna, Goncerz Grzegorz

“…This image should be differentiated especially from a lipoma, a relatively common large intestinal pathology. The paper presents two methods of preparation for an ultrasound scan (i.e. only on an empty stomach or after cleansing the intestine) and determines the optimal imaging methods for the ileocecal valve using transabdominal ultrasound. …”
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Effect of Probiotics and Herbal Products on Intestinal Histomorphological and Immunological Development in Piglets by Daiga Gāliņa, Līga Ansonska, Anda Valdovska

“…The results showed that probiotics increased the number of Lactobacillus spp. in the small p<0.05 and large intestines. The intestinal histomorphology was improved p<0.05 in all experimental groups by an increased villus height, VH : CD ration, colon crypt depth, and number of Ki-67+ epithelial cells. …”
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Spectrum of Gastroenteropancreatic NENs in Routine Histological Examinations of Bioptic and Surgical Specimen: A Study of 161 Cases Collected from 17 Departments of Pathology in th... by Václav Mandys, Tomáš Jirásek

“…Among 42 appendiceal “incidentalomas”, 39 were NETs G1, 2 goblet cell carcinoids, and 1 MANEC. Out of 34 large intestinal NENs, 30 were NETs, G1, 3 NETs, G2, and 1 NEC. …”
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Vaccines for cancer interception in familial adenomatous polyposis by David E. Johnson, Mary L. Disis

“…FAP is associated with the development of hundreds of adenomas in the small and large intestines of individuals starting in the teenage years with a near 100% risk of developing colorectal cancer by adulthood. …”
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Functional morphology of digestive organs of newborn calves and pathogenesis of escherichiosis by S. M. Suleymanov

“…As the condition developed, the range of pathological processes expanded and involved the structural organization of the rennet, small and large intestines, liver and pancreas. At the terminal stage of escherichiosis, deep inflammatory processes occurred not only in digestive organs, but also in other systems of diseased calves. …”
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Nicotinamide Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Chronic Colitis in Mice through Its Anti-Inflammatory Properties and Modulates the Gut Microbiota by Kai Kang, Yue Sun, Dan Pan, Bing Chang, Li-Xuan Sang

“…Then, 16S rRNA sequencing of the large intestinal content was performed, and analysis of alpha diversity and beta diversity showed that the richness of the gut microbiota was decreased in the DSS group compared to the control group and restored after NAM treatment. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of acid–base imbalances, clinicopathologic alterations, and prognostic factors in hospitalized calves with Eimeria-associated diarrhea by Andrea Urgibl-Bauer, Annette Lorch, Dana Badura, Yury Zablotski, Peter D. Constable, Florian M. Trefz

“…IntroductionAfter the neonatal period Eimeriosis is one of the most common causes of large intestinal diarrhea in calves. In contrast to neonatal calves with diarrhea, there are very few reports about the clinicopathological alterations in affected animals, which are mainly based on experimental data. …”
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